Lawrence Tierney

Lawrence Tierney

Actor Mar 15 (died age 82) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 1943–2021 (78 year career)

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Biography

Lawrence Tierney (March 15, 1919 – February 26, 2002) was an American actor, known for his many screen portrayals of mobsters and hardened criminals, which mirrored his own frequent brushes with the law. Commenting on the DVD release of a Tierney film in 2005, a New York Times critic observed: "The hulking Tierney was not so much an actor as a frightening force of nature." Description above from the Wikipedia article Lawrence Tierney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikip…

Known For

Reservoir Dogs

Reservoir Dogs

Joe Cabot

Armageddon

Armageddon

Eddie 'Gramp' Stamper (uncredited)

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Angels Manager

Silver Bullet

Owen Knopfler

Arthur

Arthur

Man in Coffee Shop

Prizzi's Honor

Prizzi's Honor

Lt. Hanley

Gloria

Gloria

Broadway Bartender

Junior

Junior

Mover

Filmography

Acting (89)

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Movies (69)

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

as Self (archive footage)

Reservoir Dogs: Playing It Fast & Loose

Reservoir Dogs: Playing It Fast & Loose

as Self (archive footage)

Evicted

Evicted

as Bob

Armageddon

Armageddon

as Eddie 'Gramp' Stamper (uncredited)

Southie

Southie

as Colie Powers

2 Days in the Valley

2 Days in the Valley

as Old Man

Starstruck

Starstruck

as Patron

Portrait in Red

Portrait in Red

as Robert Pearlman

Junior

Junior

as Mover

French Intensive

as Uncle Larry

A Kiss Goodnight

A Kiss Goodnight

as Sergeant Harwood

Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

as Joe Cabot (archive footage)

Midnight 2

Midnight 2

as Bert Johnson (archive footage)

Red

Red

as Louis 'Red' Deutsch

Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story

Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story

as Joey Buttafucco's Father

Eddie Presley

Eddie Presley

as Joe West

Reservoir Dogs

Reservoir Dogs

as Joe Cabot

The Runestone

The Runestone

as Chief Richardson

Dillinger

Dillinger

as Sheriff Sarber

City of Hope

City of Hope

as Kerrigan

The Death Merchant

The Death Merchant

as Ivan Yates

Wizards of the Demon Sword

Wizards of the Demon Sword

as Slave Master

Why Me?

Why Me?

as Armenian Robber #1

The Horror Show

The Horror Show

as Warden

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

as Angels Manager

Tough Guys Don't Dance

Tough Guys Don't Dance

as Dougy Madden

From a Whisper to a Scream

From a Whisper to a Scream

as Warden

Murphy's Law

Murphy's Law

as Cameron

Silver Bullet

as Owen Knopfler

Prizzi's Honor

Prizzi's Honor

as Lt. Hanley

Terrible Joe Moran

Terrible Joe Moran

as Pico

Nothing Lasts Forever

Nothing Lasts Forever

as Carriage Driver

Midnight

Midnight

as Bert Johnson

Arthur

Arthur

as Man in Coffee Shop

The Prowler

The Prowler

as Maj. Chatham

Gloria

Gloria

as Broadway Bartender

Bloodrage

Bloodrage

as Malone

The Kirlian Witness

The Kirlian Witness

as Detective

Bad

Bad

as O'Reilly-O'Crapface

Abduction

Abduction

as FBI Agent

Such Good Friends

Such Good Friends

as Hospital Guard

Killer Without a Face

Killer Without a Face

as The Mute

Custer of the West

Custer of the West

as General Philip Sheridan

A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting

as Douglas Benham

Female Jungle

Female Jungle

as Det. Sgt. Jack Stevens

Singing in the Dark

Singing in the Dark

as Biff Lamont

The Steel Cage

The Steel Cage

as Chet Harmon, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

as Mr. Henderson

Best of the Badmen

Best of the Badmen

as Jesse James

The Bushwhackers

The Bushwhackers

as Sam Tobin

The Hoodlum

The Hoodlum

as Vincent Lubeck

Shakedown

Shakedown

as Harry Colton

Kill or Be Killed

Kill or Be Killed

as Robert Warren

Bodyguard

Bodyguard

as Michael C. 'Mike' Carter

The Devil Thumbs a Ride

The Devil Thumbs a Ride

as Steve Morgan

Born to Kill

Born to Kill

as Sam Wild

Step by Step

Step by Step

as Johnny Christopher

Badman's Territory

Badman's Territory

as Jesse James

San Quentin

San Quentin

as Jim Roland

Those Endearing Young Charms

Those Endearing Young Charms

as Lt. Ted Brewster

Back to Bataan

Back to Bataan

as Lt. Cmdr. Waite

Birthday Blues

Birthday Blues

as Tom Williams - Neighbor

Dillinger

Dillinger

as John Dillinger

Mama Loves Papa

Mama Loves Papa

as Sharpe

Youth Runs Wild

Youth Runs Wild

as Larry Duncan

The Falcon Out West

The Falcon Out West

as Senator (uncredited)

Gildersleeve on Broadway

Gildersleeve on Broadway

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Government Girl

Government Girl

as FBI Man (uncredited)

The Ghost Ship

The Ghost Ship

as Seaman Louie Parker

Television (20)